St. Paul daily globe., 1887-11-07
THE COMMERCIAL RECORD.
On the Chicago Board of Trade Satur-
day the Markets We're Heavy
and Lifeless.
There Was No Business Doing in Grain
But There Was Some Dealing
In Provisions.
Transactions in the Financial Circles Of
Wall Street.-The General
Quotations.

CHICAGO, Nov 5.-The markets on change
were heavy and lifeIess to-day. The grain
markets were so dull as to offer no attrac-
tions, but pork was held up by light offer
ings In the wheat pit it was the dullest day
witnessed for some time. Scarcely any Or
ders were received, and even local trading
was light Prices, however, were steady, and
practically unchanged. Receipts at primary
points continue free, and shipments are
moderate. Fluctuations to-day were confined
in a 14-cent range, and closed about 1sc bet
ter than yesterday, with December wheat at 80
Q73Isc. and May at 7SSs@7Ss4c. Corn again
ruled inactive with trading light and con-
fined TO local operators. No outside news of
importance was received. the market being
governed entirely by local influences Feel
ing was week, prices fiucmating within Ssc
range, and closed lS@ sSc lower than yester-
day, with May at 4jIsc. and November at
411sc. A prominent local dealer sold freely
of November early in the session. Oats were
rather dull and heavy to-day and but little
attention was given the market May de-
clined about 1sc, but other futures did not
change much, although ruling easy. 4 slow
day was passed in the provision pits.
Hogs were higher, and had a strength
ening effect on holders of product and
prevented them from offering their
property, and the few buyers who had orders
TO ill had TO bid up to set the stuff. Pork ad-
vanced 1Oc on yesterdays close, lard 2l3@5c
and short ribs &c. but at the close net gains
were 712c on pork. 2l2c ON lard and short
ribs. January pork sold at S12.60012.6-I2
and closed at SI2.62I20 1265; January lard
at S6.45@6.47I2; January short ribs al So. 81
@6.4O. A packer sold 100000 lbs at the
al of facr 1oc
being at Sc. .3506.37I2.
THE QUOTATIONS..
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-No. 2, November, 7lIsc, closing at
72c; December, 727sc. closing at 73c;
January, 1850, closing at 1850; May, 7S5ac,
4l9sc, closing at 4lIsc; December, .4lssc,
closing at 41c; January, 41Ac, closing at
417sc; May. 45lsc, closing at 45Isc. Oats
No. 2, November, 25Ac, closing at 25ssc; De-
cember, 25S4c, closing at 25S4c; May. 29s5c,
closing at 29l2c., Mess pork, per bbl, Jan
ary, S12.77l2, closing at S12.75; May,
S1312I2, closing at S13. 12I2. Lard, per 100
lbs, November, S6.4o, closing al 40; De-
cember, S6.4O, closing at $40; January,
closing at S6.75. Short ribs. per 100
lbs, January. S6.35, closing at $6.35;
February, S6.45, closing at S6.45.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour,
@S4; spring wheat, S1.75@45O. Rye,
S2.50@s3. Buckwheat S306.25. No. 9
spring wheat 72@721sc; No. red, 73c. Corn
No. 2. 4114c. Oats-No. .. 252sc. Rye
No. 2 52c. Barley-No. . 7Sc. Flax Seed
No. l, Sligo. Timothy Seed-Pr!me,
50 24@2. .25. Mess pork, per Dbl. S12.75@
IS. Lard, per 100 lbs, S6.42I2 Short rib
sides, Qoose), S6.40@6.5O. Dry salted
shoulders Cboxed), S5@5.2O. Short clear
sides (boxed), S6.70@6.75. Whisky, dis
tillers' finished goods. per gal. S1.1O.
Sugars, cut loaf. 714@7ssc; granulated, &c;
bbls; wheat, $4,000 bu; corn, l47. 900 bu;
oats, 100000 bu; rye. 1000 bu; barley,
$4,000 bu. Shipments-Flour. 10000 bbls:
wheat 5000 bu; corn, 265, 900 bu: oats.
bu. On the produce exchange d % today y'G6e the
butter market was easy at 21@26l2c for
creamery and 18024c for dairy. Eggs firm
at ISl1Gl 9c